USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Awarded: | 29 July 1963 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down: | 24 August 1964 |
| Launched: | 14 August 1965 |
| Commissioned: | 15 June 1966 |
| Decommissioned: | 18 March 1993 |
| Fate: | submarine recycling |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7,250 tons |
| Length: | 425 ft (130 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Propulsion: | S5W reactor |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Complement: | two crews of 100 officers and men each |
| Armament: | 16 Polaris or Poseidon missiles, 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS George Washington Carver (SSBN/SSN-656), a Benjamin Franklin-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for George Washington Carver (1865–1943), the researcher and inventor.
Her keel was laid down on 24 August 1964 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. She was launched 14 August 1965; sponsored by Miss Marian Anderson; and commissioned 15 June 1966, Captain R. D. Donavan (blue crew) and Lieutenant Commander Carl J. Lidel (gold crew) in command.
Following shakedown, George Washington Carver's first patrol began 12 December 1966.
In 1991, George Washington Carver's missile tubes were disabled and she was redesignated an attack submarine with the hull classification symbol SSN-656.
George Washington Carver was decommissioned on 18 March 1993 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, where she was disposed of through the Ship and Submarine Recycling Program on 12 March 1994.
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This article includes information collected from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
